The sea buckthorn bushes here are relatively low, and with Song Tiantian and her friends' height, they can easily pick the top fruits. Soon, they picked a lot of sea buckthorn fruits and returned to the car.
The scorching sun has made the outer iron sheet of the car extremely hot. Just by getting close to it, you can feel the high temperature radiating from the car.
"Wow, at this temperature, can we barbecue in the car?" Song Tiantian said, feeling the temperature emanating from the car.
He Jingnian was even more eager to touch it, but Xiang Nan quickly pulled him over and said, "Don't touch it, or you don't want your hands to get burnt."
He Jingnian quickly withdrew his hand and put it behind his back.
Xu Anjia even took a few steps back silently: "Um, Tiantian, are you sure we want to squeeze the juice here? Will we be scorched by the heat of the car before we squeeze the juice?"
"No, I'm just going to get something." Song Tiantian said as she walked towards the car with the cooling system turned on. She quickly walked forward and pulled out the suitcase at the door of the car.
Because the program crew did not take their luggage this time, Song Tiantian also brought some personal items in her own small suitcase.
Song Tiantian hurriedly pulled the suitcase, which had been heated by the sun, under the shade of the car, and then hurriedly opened it and took out a handful of gauze, a wooden mortar and pestle, and a water bottle. These were the water that Grandma Song had prepared for her to drink.
It comes in handy now.
Xu Anjia looked at what Song Tiantian took out and asked, "Tiantian, are you going to use the mortar to pound the thorn fruit?"
"Yes, filter the mashed thorn juice with gauze and put it into this bottle." Song Tiantian shook the bottle and said.
"What are we waiting for? Let's get started." He Jingnian said impatiently.
"No rush, let's go wash the sea buckthorn berries first," Song Tiantian said, glancing towards the car. "Besides, it's too hot here. Let's go to the saxaul forest and make some juice."
"You're right."
While Song Tiantian and the others were busy preparing to squeeze the sea buckthorn berries into juice, Lu Chuanbei and the others had also exchanged supplies.
A large gift package of fruits and vegetables, a gift box of fresh meat, and four sets of children's desert sets, so six redemption coupons were used.
There are still four left, and I will hoard them along with other redemption coupons and exchange them for supplies in the evening to see the situation.
After exchanging food and supplies, Xu Qi and his friends also came to the spring to get water for cooking.
In the saxaul forest near them, Song Tiantian and a few others, who had just washed the sea buckthorn berries, were working hard to pound them.
For convenience, Song Tiantian directly put the sea buckthorn fruits into a gauze bag and pounded them directly against the gauze. The squeezed juice remained in the mortar and there was no need to filter it when pouring it into the bottle.
Soon, Song Tiantian's water bottle was filled.
Xiangfangnan took the water bottle and placed it in the spring to calm it down. He then went to get a few empty water bottles and filled a few bottles with sea buckthorn juice.
"Tiantian, Nannan, Jiajia, Niannian, it's time to eat." Lu Chuanbei shouted towards the saxaul forest while holding the freshly grilled lamb chops.
“Here I come!”
Song Tiantian and the others hurriedly picked up the mortar and the unpounded sea buckthorn fruits and ran towards Lu Chuanbei and the others.
The place where Lu Chuanbei and his friends cooked was an awning built by the staff. It was originally used by them to protect themselves from the sun, but it was occupied by He Xuebin and his friends.
Fortunately, the program team built more than one awning, so He Xuebin and his friends occupied it without any worries.
At noon, Xu Qi grilled half a lamb chop, a pot of stewed chicken with potatoes, a dish of stir-fried meat with garlic, green vegetables and chili peppers, and a pot of egg fried rice, and his hearty lunch was ready.
Although there are only a few dishes, they are quite large in size.
Look, Lu Chuanbei also packed a portion and brought it to Xia Weixing who was resting under the shade of a tree.
Xia Weixing, who had originally thought he could only have self-heating rice for lunch, immediately perked up when he saw the sumptuous meal: "Is this really for me?"
"Yes, this is our thank you gift, please don't despise it."
"No, no, I don't mind. How could I possibly object to such a sumptuous meal in the desert?" Xia Weixing rubbed his hands excitedly. "Then I won't be polite."
"Of course." After Lu Chuanbei brought the food back, everyone started eating together.
The lamb chops are crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, without any fishy smell. Paired with Xu Qi's special seasoning, they taste fragrant and chewy. The soft and boneless stewed chicken pieces and the crispy garlic vegetables are really appetite-stimulating.
Song Tiantian held a pork chop that was almost as long as her arm in her small hand and chewed it with relish. From time to time, she would pick up the spoon and take a bite of the tender egg fried rice. Just by looking at her happy expression, you could tell how satisfied she was with her meal.
[I can’t help it, these lamb chops look so delicious! ]
[Gulu...I underestimated them. I didn't expect them to eat so well in the desert!]
[Such a large lamb chop must be very satisfying to eat, right? ]
[I envy that Xia brother from earlier. He actually got to eat the food cooked by Xu Qi and Lu Chuanbei.]
[It smells so good. It smells so good even in such a hot day. This shows how delicious it is.]
[Didn’t you see Zhang Bosong holding the self-heating pot over there, and how tempted he was?]
[I see, I didn’t expect that Zhang Bosong would have such a day.]
Zhang Bosong was holding the self-heating lunch box. Looking at Lu Chuanbei and the others eating with relish, he couldn't help but clear his throat. He became more and more disgusted with the food in the lunch box that seemed a bit sticky due to self-heating.
Seeing Zhang Bosong constantly looking over at her, Song Tiantian couldn't help but wave the large lamb chop in her hand and shouted to him, "Uncle Zhang, do you want one?"
"Gurgle" Zhang Bosong certainly thought about it. He had been staring at Xu Qi when he was grilling lamb chops.
The lamb chops are golden brown on the outside and dripping with fat. You can tell they are delicious just by looking at them. Moreover, they are grilled with fresh lamb chops taken from local lambs that have just been slaughtered.
Just thinking about the taste of Xinjiang lamb, Zhang Bosong couldn't help but nod his head.
But at this moment, He Xuebin said to him again: "One lamb chop, one exchange coupon."
"One lamb chop for one coupon?" Zhang Bosong looked at the man with the big mouth and said, "Why don't you just go and rob him?"
"Why would you want to rob us? We all trade voluntarily and never force anyone."
"That's right. You better think about it quickly, otherwise when we finish eating, there won't be any for you."
As he spoke, Xu Qi took a bite of the lamb chop. The lamb chop, which was roasted to a crispy surface, made a crisp sound the moment he bit it. Coupled with the aroma of the oil, Zhang Bosong, who originally wanted to refuse the deal, subconsciously swallowed his saliva.
Not to mention, the naughty boy He Jingnian even walked up to Zhang Bosong with a lamb chop and ate it in front of him.
The smacking sounds made Zhang Bosong almost unbearable.
"One coupon for one lamb chop is too much. One coupon for the whole meal is more like one."
Director Liu stared at the live broadcast room and couldn't help but slap his forehead: "Why did I find such a foodie as the host!"
If Director Liu was still staring at the lamb chops in the live broadcast room while saying this, the staff on the side would probably believe it.
Zhang Bosong spent a lottery ticket and quickly joined Lu Chuanbei and the others, and started eating with them.
At the end of the meal, he grabbed a cup of sea buckthorn juice that Song Tiantian and the others had made, and then left satisfied.
After eating and drinking and resting for a while, Aisan told them the location of the third mission point.
However, the temperature in the car at this moment was even more terrible than a sauna. In order to avoid being steamed, Xu Qi hurried up to turn on the air conditioner. He waited until the temperature dropped almost enough before letting Song Tiantian and the others get in.
Before leaving, Song Tiantian left a number for Xia Weixing: "Uncle Xia, if you dig up anything, remember to send me a message to let me know!"
"Huh?" Xia Weixing was stunned for a moment before realizing what Song Tiantian was talking about. "Okay, I'll message you when the time comes."
"Okay, then we'll go. Goodbye, uncle." Song Tiantian waved at him and ran towards the car.
Xia Weixing looked at the little girl who ran into the car and couldn't help but smile and waved at her: "Goodbye."
As soon as Song Tiantian and her friends left, Xia Weixing's colleagues immediately surrounded them: "Xiao Xia, what did Tiantian talk to you about just now?"
"Yes, I just saw that she seemed to have written something to you. What was it?"
"Nothing." Xia Weixing subconsciously wrote the phone number that Song Tiantian had written down in his palm: "She just asked me something and asked me to tell her the next time I see her."
"Next time, will there be another time for you to meet?"
"Of course, as long as they are still in Taklamakan, everything is possible." Xia Weixing said, touching his chest where the map was placed.
Song Tiantian and their group's third stop was Hotan County. When one hears the name of this place, one immediately associates it with a type of jade, namely Hotan jade.
Hotan County is located near the snow line of the upper reaches of the Haniyailaq River in southern Montenegro, which is famous for its jade. The river valley here has been the main area for jade picking for thousands of years. Many famous jades such as mutton-fat white jade and black jade come from here.
The place where Song Tiantian and the others are going now is Hotan County, which is rich in jade.
When He Xuebin heard this, he started to get excited and said, "What do you think? If we can find a piece of mutton-fat jade in Hotan and sell it, won't we be able to live comfortably during the filming without having to do any of the program's tasks?"
"That's for sure. A good piece of white jade will cost a lot of money."
"Okay, this is what I'm going to get later!" He Xuebin counted on his fingers, already feeling impatient.
Song Tiantian and the others who had also heard these words could not help but sit together quietly...
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